Happy Birthday to Alberto Daire, former President and COO of Liberty Power, born in Miami, Florida on October 22, 1967. Daire’s parents were from Cuba; his grandfather emigrated from Lebanon. Daire earned a BS from the University of Miami in Florida and an MBA from the University of North Carolina. Daire co-founded Liberty Power in 2001. Liberty… Continue reading Alberto Daire, Entrepreneur
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Ana Maria Perera becomes a US citizen 1967
On August 11, 1967, editor and civil rights activist Ana Maria Perera became a US citizen. Perera was born in Cuba, and earned her masters and doctorate at the University of Havana. She began her professional career on the technical staff of the Organization for American States, and later worked at the United Nations. She is… Continue reading Ana Maria Perera becomes a US citizen 1967
Benicio del Toro, Award-winning Actor
Happy Birthday to Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez, known as Benicio del Toro, born on February 19, 1967. Toro is of Puerto Rican and Spanish heritage. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award for his role as Javier Rodríguez in Traffic (2000). He… Continue reading Benicio del Toro, Award-winning Actor
CIA interferes in Central American elections, again in 1967
On February 5, 1967, Anastasio Somoza Debayle won the presidential election in Nicaragua. Somoza’s family had been in power since 1936. Somoza was a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point. Human rights groups protested his administration for human rights abuses. He was overthrown by the Sandinistas (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, or… Continue reading CIA interferes in Central American elections, again in 1967